Someone help me! I've been searching for a candy bar from my youth. It's like PB Maxx, but came out earlier - early 80s or late 70s. It had a cookie base, but had peanut butter and JAM and was covered in chocolate. The TV commercial had a space lady who came down to earth to extol the virtues of this candy. Does anyone remember this??

I loved PB Maxx more than life itself. If I ever see another one I may just try to make love to it. I would sell my soul and disown my parents for just one more bite. Where did you go my sweet PB Maxx, How I miss you so?

If I could get the PB MAx, a Whatchamacallit PRE-CARMEL days, ORGINAL PB twix (orange & YELLOW PACKAGE) Mint ROYALS, and BAR NONE, I would just be in heaven...My sister & I LOVED all of those, If anyone can tell me IF & WHERE I could find ANY, Please say so on here.....sigh

omg!!!!!!!!! would someone PLEASE bring them back!!! you know i actually found a peanut butter mix in some random grocery store in texas,called PB MAXX w/ the PB MAXX logo,,,it wasnt like the real thing =(

They tried to make them less expenive by making them 2 smaller with less peanut butter. They said "bigger value" but the total weight was less. They didn't taste the same amd saled flundered. I remember writing at the time and they siad "market research" indicated that the smaller bars were preferable to consumers. I did see the name on this flavored peanut butter Bought that and it was awful.

I LOVED PB Maxx! My mom used to purchase the bulk packs from what was then the Price Club (Costco now), so we always had a full supply. I used to eat it for lunch every day back in junior high school. I can still taste it to this day. If there's one item I wish was still around, it's that!

I remember eating PB MAXX's 18 or 20 years ago! They were the best!!! One memory that sticks out in my mind is when I was in 6th or 7th grade and I had one i my lunch. Someone stole it and that was the last one I ever saw. Still upsets me all these years later!!!

We just talked about this in a marketing class. The professor was a consultant on the project. They phased them out about 8 years ago due to the increased heat of the other PB products (Reese's owns the category), and the failure of the product to become a "cash register" brand -- i.e., obtain a prime store spot. This product was the only one on the market to use "real PB," which I assume meant not as heavily sugared and not chemically flavored.

If I remember correctly, M&M Mars made PBMax. I spent a few of my childhood years in Hackettstown, NJ where M&M Mars has a facility. I think they put something in the water to make me love their candies so much!!

im from england and i was just looking for info on pb max as i had a few when i visited florida when i was 11 in 1991.i am gutted to hear they are no longer made but am glad i was able to try one-they were the nicest munch iv ever had

I got through college eating a PB Maxx and a 16oz Dr. Pepper for brunch every morning. They were the best. I told my wife about them and she had never heard of it. How sad. She sent an email to M&M/Mars asking them to publish the recipe or send it to her so the world could once again know the sweet joy of this cult favorite.
I'll let you know if we hear back...

I live not to far from where these were made. They were out of this world. Nice thick peanut butter, cover with chocolate.I do not know why they stopped making them. I have a wrist watch with the logo on the face.

I have been longing after these for years hoping they would one day make a come back but I fear if they did they wouldn't be the same and that would be sa-ad. Nobody has mentioned the weird little rabbit pellet-like cookie bits that were on some layer of the bar; maybe throughout.(?) I can't remember. It's weird how some things like PB Maxx are so beloved by so many people and yet, I don't know ANYONE who has heard of this candy bar. Some relics are just like that. Long live the Maxx.

Two more things: Why are we all spelling PB Max with 2 X's when it only has one? Also, it actually launched in '90 not the 80's so... But who cares I just wish I could eat one right now; one X, 2 X's, 3, 4, whatevs.

Finally! I now remember what it was called! This was literally the best combination peanut butter and chocolate bar. The closest thing to it today is Take 5 bar, minus the pretzel. That's not my opinion, that's fact!

PB Maxx was one of my favorite candy bars. As usual, when you really like something they stop making it. The only thing that might be close is the Girl Scout Tagalong cookies. Even those are limited to buy during the year.

Ooooohhhhhh god these were sooo good!... The sheer volume of peanut butter in this was just off the charts delicious... Yeah, now that I think of it, Tagalongs do taste like it, but it desperately lacks that giant blob of peanut butter in the middle. Man, what a shame...

a friend of ours accidentally made PB Max recently. She was going to make Peanutbutter balls and she mixed Rice Crispies in the peanut butter along with confectioners sugar and then dipped them in melted chocolate and let them cool on wax paper. When I tasted these, I screamed out
"P B Max!!!" This may not be exactly how they used to make 'em, but it was pretty darn close cause after one bite it took me back to the days of my favorite candy bar of all time---PBMAX

Yea, this was one of the best candy bars i ever ate back then. When it comes to peanut-butter and chocolate together.......drools!!!!!! Now i eat Reeses Peanut-butter cups, but there nothing compared to PBMax.Doesn't anyone know the recipe?

PB Max was the best candy bar ever made...I loved them and have searced the Internet for a place to buy them or a recipe to make them. You can contact the Mars company and request that it be brought back.... who knows... maybe they will see the light or the $$$$$$ signs. (I feel sorry for those that never ate one. At least I have my memories.)

I loved them too, they also had the mini cap'n crunch balls inside. I wish they'd bring them back. I also agree w/Snoopy fan-there is nothing like them anywhere!! I'd like to find out what company made these.

Ok, here's the scoop from Wiki-Mars, Inc is the company. They came out in 1990; was discontinued mid-1990's due to the Mars company & their hatred of peanut butter. I think I'm not going to buy Mars products anymore, whether they liked peanut butter or not shouldn't have had any bearing on keeping them in production. Ridiculous!!!! Yup, think I will stop buying Mars products-darn it anyway!!!!!!

PB Max was, by far, the best candy bar ever produced. It was like biting into a giant glop of REAL peanut butter (not that overly sweet gritty crap Reese's puts out). I'd give up my car if it meant having another PB Max!

It seems as I go into the store everytime I hope to see the PB MAXX again I miss them so much I wish they would make a comeback bc I know along with others they would b bringing back the best dessert ever!!!! They were the BEST EVER!!

Man, PB Max! I loved these so, so much. This really got me started on the chocolate/peanut butter combination that I still love to this day. PB Twix was somewhat comparable but now they've screwed those up! I can't believe PB Max were discontinued because they totally rocked!!

Favorite candy bar in the 80's, PB Maxx was freakin' awesome! Why do certain awesome foods go away? is it that they did poorly in sales, because I recall many foods that were very good and cannot be found anymore!

But the original commercial says 1989. Anyways, here's an updated recipe of my homemade pb max. You can also search homemade pb max on youtube or google if you want to see how to make it… Homemade PB Max Recipe Things you'll need: Crunchy whole grain cookie recipe (see below) Creamy Peanut Butter *6 bars Dove milk chocolate (For coating) *Note: Dove milk chocolate is made by Mars (The same company that use to make PB Max). If you can't find dove milk chocolate, you can use milk chocolate chips. 1 non-stick square muffin pan Wax Paper or parchment paper 1 cookie sheet Peanut butter filling: 2 cups of peanut butter (creamy) 2 teaspoons powdered sugar Crunchy Whole Grain Cookie Recipe: 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened 2/3 cup shortening 1 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups oats 1 teaspoon baking soda Directions: Combine powdered sugar into peanut butter in bowl and stir until powdered sugar is no longer visible. Freeze or refrigerate for about 30 mins. (It's easier to work with.) In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine white wheat flour, salt, oats, and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Place each cookie dough into a non-stick square muffin pan. Mold each cookie by pressing them inside each square in the square muffin pan with your thumb. Using a fork, poke the cookie dough so that it won't puff up when you bake them. Set aside. Using a cookie sheet, roll the raw dough with your fingers or crumble the raw cookie dough until it covers most of the cookie sheet. DO NOT preheat your oven. If you do, it will cook too quickly and burn. Bake both at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Checking occasionally. Remove both from oven and let them cool. After cooled, remove each cookie out of the square muffin pan. Take the cookie pellets (if they are stuck together), break them apart and put them in a bowl when they're done cooling off. Set aside. Melt the milk chocolate in the microwave for about 2 minutes. And stirring it 30 seconds at a time. Turn cookie upside down, and with a spoon, spread the melted chocolate on the flat and sides of the cookie and place them on bottom side up on a cookie sheet covered with wax or parchment paper. Put them in freezer for about 10-15 minutes or until chocolate has set. After peanut butter mixture is firmed, spread peanut butter on top of each cookie. Take the cookie pellets and place them on top of peanut butter covered cookie until it covers most of the peanut butter. Freeze assembled cookies for about 30 minutes or until it's fully hardened (Easier for dipping). Once hardened, remove the cookies from of the freezer. Take a fork and place the cookie on top of it. Using a spoon, coat the top and sides of the cookie with the melted chocolate. Cover any cookie showing, shaking off any excess back in the bowl. Once the excess chocolate is done dripping, place them onto wax or parchment paper. Refrigerate or freeze for about 30 mins. After all the chocolate has hardened, remove them from wax or parchment paper and place them on a plate and serve. Makes about 24 (if you have enough peanut butter). You will have plenty of cookie dough and crumbs leftover to make more. You can choose to refrigerate them if you want. (My opinion, It's best served with a glass of milk.) Enjoy!